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D. L. Hughley 
Hughley at The Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball in Washington, D.C. in January 2009.Born Darryl Lynn Hughley
March 6, 1963
Los Angeles, California, U.S.Occupation Actor/Comedian Years active 1991–present Spouse LaDonna Hughley (1986–present; 3 children) Darryl Lynn "D. L." Hughley (pronounced /ˈhjuːɡliː/; born March 6, 1963) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is perhaps best known as the star of the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys, and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The Original Kings of Comedy. Additionally, he has been the host of CNN's D. L. Hughley Breaks the News, a correspondent for The Jay Leno Show on NBC, and a local radio personality in New York City.
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Early life
Hughley was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Audrey and Charles Hughley, who was a Delta Air Lines maintenance worker.
Career
From 1992 to 1993, Hughley was the original host of ComicView, the stand-up comedy program on BET. In 1998, through 2002, he wrote, produced and starred in the television sitcom series, The Hughleys. During 2005, he released a stand-up comedy album "D.L. Hughley: Notes From The GED Section" [1] and had a short-lived talk show on Comedy Central called Weekends at the D.L.. He is a member of The Original Kings of Comedy, and has also had roles on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and on NBC's Scrubs as Turk's brother. He was the host of the 2008 BET Awards. He also attended the funeral of one of his best friends and fellow King of Comedy, Bernie Mac. At the service, he gave a tearful speech during the eulogy.[2]
It was announced in June 2010 that NBC has ordered a game show pilot that Hughley will host entitled Who's Bluffing Who?[3]
Hughley is scheduled to guest-star on TBS' Glory Daze[4] as well as guest host ' Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.[5]
CNN
Hughley with Robert De Niro in January 2009.
Hughley was selected to host and write a comedic news-show on CNN which covers global happenings in politics, entertainment, sports and pop culture,[6] titled D. L. Hughley Breaks the News, which aired its premiere episode on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 10 p.m. EDT on CNN.[7] On March 9, 2009, CNN announced Hughley would be ending the show due to a desire to work in Los Angeles and be closer to his family. He plans to continue his work with CNN as a Los Angeles-based contributor for the network.[8]
Radio
Recently, Hughley began a career as an on-air radio personality. On July 20, 2009, The D.L. Hughley Morning Show premiered on WRKS (more popularly known as 98.7 Kiss FM), an urban adult contemporary station in New York City. His co-hosts included former BET news correspondent Jacque Reid.[9] Airing from 6-10 am, the show placed Hughley in direct competition with his fellow "King of Comedy" Steve Harvey, whose nationally-syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show airs in New York on WBLS (Kiss FM's longtime rival). There were plans to take Hughley's show into syndication as well, but a dispute regarding his salary erupted between Kiss FM's parent company and the potential syndication company. In August 2010, Kiss FM dropped the show from its schedule, and Hughley moved on to other endeavors.[10]
Personal life
Hughley and his wife, LaDonna, have three children: Ryan, Tyler and Kyle.[11] Hughley has discussed his son Kyle's Asperger syndrome on several occasions.[12]
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1993 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Keith Guest star 1998 The Hughleys Darryl Hughley 1999 Inspector Gadget Gadgetmobile Voice 2000 The Original Kings of Comedy Himself 2001 The Brothers Derrick West 2003 Inspector Gadget 2 Gadgetmobile Voice/Video Chasing Papi Rodrigo Scary Movie 3 John Wilson 2003 Scrubs Kevin Turk Guest star 2004 Soul Plane Johnny 2005 Shackles Ben Cross Weekends at the D. L. Host 2006 Cloud 9 Tenspot The Adventures of Brer Rabbit Brer Fox Voice/Video Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Simon Styles 2008 Spy School Albert D. L. Hughley Breaks the News Host 2010 Hawaii Five-0 Skeet Guest star 2011 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Guest host References
- ^ COMEDY CENTRAL® RECORDS RELEASES "D.L. HUGHLEY: NOTES FROM THE GED SECTION" CD HITTING STORES TUESDAY, JUNE 21
- ^ Thousands Attend Service to Celebrate Life of Bernie Mac Chicago Defender
- ^ "NBC Orders Game Show Pilot Hosted by D. L. Hughley". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/D.L.-Hughley-Game-Show-1019479.aspx.
- ^ "Exclusive: D.L. Hughley, Gina Gershon Enroll in TBS' Glory Daze". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Glory-Daze-Hughley-Gershon-1024713.aspx. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Exclusive: D.L. Hughley to guest host Millionaire". Facebook.com. http://www.facebook.com/millionairetv/posts/148497608529719. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
- ^ "D.L. Hughley Tapped to Host CNN Show". TV Guide. 2007-10-15. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Hughley-Tapped-Host-26543.aspx. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- ^ "Comedian D.L. Hughley to host CNN show". CNN. 2008-10-15. http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/15/cnn.hughley/index.html. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- ^ D. L. Hughley regrets end of 'D. L. Hughley Breaks the News' New York Daily News
- ^ Hinckley, David (2009-07-15). "D.L. Hughley to host morning show on New York's Kiss-FM radio". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/07/15/2009-07-15_dl_hughley_to_host_morning_show_on_new_yorks_kissfm_radio.html. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "D.L. Hughley Morning Show officially off WRKS New York". Radio-Info.com. 2010-08-18. http://www.radio-info.com/news/dl-hughley-morning-show-officially-off-wrks-new-york. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ D. L. Hughley Biography (1963-)
- ^ Hughley Discusses Blagojevich and Burris With Congressman Bobby Rush (Jan-10-2009)
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- Living people
- Actors from California
- African American comedians
- African American film actors
- African American television actors
- American stand-up comedians
- American television talk show hosts
- American voice actors
- People from Los Angeles, California
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